18 TRANSACTIONS OF THE [OCT. 24, 



Stated Meeting. 



October 24tb, 1892. 



The President, Dr. Hubbard, in the chair. 



Twenty six persons present. 



The reading of the minutes of October 17th was deferred to 

 the nest meeting. 



The Secretary read the following proposals: 



For Resident Member : 



George Huntington, M. D. Columbia College. 

 John G. Curtis, M. D. Columbia College. 

 Alfred Tuckerman, Ph. D., N, Y. City. 



For Corresponding Member : 



J. De Mend)2abel Tamborrel, Mexico City, Mexico. 



The nominations were referred to the Council. 



Dr. Fiske presented to the Academy, on behalf of the author 

 of the work, Mr. J. De Mendizabal Tamborrel of the Citj' of 

 Mexico, a large folio vohime, containing an extended set of 

 logarithmic tables. The chief novelty of these tables, which are 

 carried to eight places of decimals, is the decimal subdivision of 

 the entire circumference, which is adopted as the unit of angular 

 measure. Their construction has led to the detection of errors 

 in other similar tables. 



Dr.Vulte exhibited a medal commemorative of the inception 

 and completion of the Erie Canal. The case in which the medal 

 is kept was made from a piece of wood brought from Erie, N. Y. 

 on the " Seneca Chief," the first canal boat to pass through the 

 entire distance. Dr. Hubbard related the history of the canal and 

 described the ceremonies of breaking ground and comi>letion, 

 his remarks have especial value and interest as he was a specta- 

 tor of both ceremonies. 



The following paper was then read : 



